About Beer
Beerxit
What will Brexit mean for beer drinkers, brewers, retailers and bar owners? Higher prices for one, and a real risk of delays at customs checks.
The wicked way
Innovation is about taking tradition and making it your own says Stephen McGirr, sales manager at Wicked Weed Brewing, Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
A star is reborn
What's up with Steven Bollion these days? The former and fabled manager of M-Cafe in Leuven decided to quit running the craft bar in March. Now he has opened his own bar and brewery in Lubbeek, Belgium. Beer Idiots: https://idiots.beer/a-star-is-reborn/
Unpure brew
Pia Morgenroth of G’Bräu from Berlin makes a cold-fermented, lager-type gruit beer with wild herbs like alehoof, stinging nettle, yarn, and artemisia. Under the German Reinheitsgebot she can't call it beer.
Swafff! 2019
Swafff! beer festival was held 18-19 May at Chateau du Karreveld, in Brussels, Belgium. Here are photos of some of the beautiful idiots who attended.
Damme beer
Breandán Kearney, co-founder of Siphon Brewing, Damme, Belgium talks about tradition and innovation.
Cutting edge
Mixing it up, from a twist on kettle sours to cocktail-inspired beers, is what Robin Barden likes to do as head brewer at Edge Brewing, Barcelona, Spain.
Twisting the fate
“Twisting the Fate” tasting event at Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen & Lambik-O-droom for a batch of experimental gueuzes, barrel maturations, fruit macerations and blends on 3-4 May 2019.
Dancing with culture
Beer is a window into local culture, says David Cohen of Dancing Camel, Israel. "Innovation means to brew Israeli beer that highlights and spotlights Israeli fruits, herbs, spices."
Hopping down in Kent
Paul Herbert of UK-based Kent Brewery describes the innovative beers they bring to the table, including some highly hopped offerings.